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it's friday, january 22nd, 2016. this is the "cbs morning news." race for impact. the east coast is getting ready for what could be the storm of the century, with the bull's-eye on the nation's capital. grounded. the feds arrest a commercial airline pilot for flying allegedly drunk. and a miami doctor is suspended after her uber meltdown is caught on camera. good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. five states are under emergency orders this morning over what forecasters are calling a historic pliveredblizzard. up to two feet of snow could fall in the nation's capital.
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the gulf to the mid-atlantic and start today. video captures the magnitude of the storm and don champion is in the bull's-eye, washington, d.c., where government offices are closing early. >> reporter: this region hasn't seen the likes of what the snow totals we are expecting in many, many years. meteorologistses say the ingredients there for a high impact blizzard and once the snow starts falling, it's going to get intense and quickly. people in the path of a potentially paralyzing blizzard rushed to supermarkets and supply stores late into the night, gearing up to be snowed-in. >> we have 7 hundred shovels and within about two hours, all of the sales were depleted. i've a nickel every time somebody asked me for a shovel, i'd be a rich man. >> reporter: more than 77 million people will feel the effects of the historic storm set to cripple parts of the mid-atlantic in just a few hours. >> i've lived in d.c. most of my
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lived through a forecast like this. >> reporter: in washington, d.c., federal offices, as well as the nation's second busiest subway system will shut down this afternoon. in maryland and virginia, where blizzard conditions are also expected, crews began treating roads with salt hours ago, hoping to avoid a repeat of yesterday's mess when just an inch of snow caused accidents and delays throughout the area. >> what happened last night was not okay. that can't be repeated. >> reporter: along with the snow, the storm system will bring dangerous winds and ice that could lead to major power outages. in north carolina, power crews began cutting limbs hanging over power lines thursday. most people in the storm's path are takakg it all in stride. >> winter was coming. we had to know that. >> reporter: already, several airlines have preemptively cancelled thousands of flight
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travelers to rebook when conditions improve. in fact, there are more than 2,500 cancelled flights across the mid-atlantic and 300 tomorrow and time to hunker down. >> thank you, don. meteorologist eric fisher of our boston station wbz says the storm will be a powerful one. >> we continue to watch this storm really develop and now as we head through the day today, this is where we get into the meat and potatoes. big area from arkansas to new york city under winter storm warnings and blizzard warnings and winter watches and storm is a potent one. the snow moves into the d.c. area late afternoon and early evening and makes its way up to new york city as we head into sat morning and then heads into southern new england as we head toward saturday afternoon and night. the end of the storm finally works its way slowly out to sea as we head into sunday but millions of americans all will be affected by this one.
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one to two foot snow totals and could see isolated amounts up to three feet of snow. major cities 6 to 12 in new york and 12 to 18 in philly and 18 to 24 in d.c. and a top five all timer and 18 to 24 in roanoke. another big concern. upstate of south carolina and across north carolina for significant icing and could cause power outages and major travel disruption. charlotte, a big airport hub, will feel the impact there. a final thinin to note. new jersey, especially down into delaware, major pockets of flooding is expected on saturday. we will have the latest on the massive storm coming up on "cbs this morning." north korea says an american student is under arrest for what it calls acts against the state. the north's official news agency identifies the detainees as a university of virginia undergraduate. he was apparently taken into custody while on a tour of the country. the state department is working
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with just over a week to go before the iowa caucuses, the stakes are getting higher for both parties. a new poll of iowa voters finds hillary clinton's lead has van issued. bernie sanders has turned the tables on her, opening up an eight-point lead. less than two monthsago, clinton was up nearly 20 points on the vermont senator. on the republican side, donald trump is increasing his margin over ted cruz but, this morning, trump is facing a backlash from a number of leading conservatives. >> reporter: a roster of conservative opinion makers came out publicly against trump in "the national review." glenn beck and mike mukasey and bill kristol questioning inging trump's conservative credentials. >> people don't think about the national review so i guess they
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>> reporter: trump says he is gaining supportrt among establishment conservatives and that may be the case. the national committee rescinded the sponsorship because of the editorial but trump's closest competitor tried to use his growing establishment support against him on thursday. >> the corruption of washington is endemic and one of the reasons the washington establishment is rushing to quickly behind donald trump. >> reporter: with the iowa caucuses ten days away, hillary clinton. >> for example he suggested we invite iranian troops into syria. that is like asking the arsonist to be the firefighter. >> reporter: sanders, in turn, took a subtle jab to clinton by questioning her ties to wall street. >> goldman sachs spends huge amounts of money on campaign contributions and on speakers'
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>> in addition to his lead in iowa, sanders is also ahead of clinton in new hampshire, the second state to hold a vote. a man has been arrested for apparently accidentally shooting a woman inside a seattle area movie theater. witnesses say the man fumbled with the gun and fired during the movie. 13 hours, the secret soldiers of benghazi. he may have been drunk. police say the suspect turned himself in after leaving the scene and the victim is condition. a former pilot for alaska airlines is charged with flying while drunk. prosecutors say david hans arnstan piloted two alaska flights in june of 2014 while intox intoxicated. he has since retired. alaska said in a statement, mr. arntson was immediately removed from duty.
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june 20 and he left the company soon ar. we believe he is deserving of the department of justice's actions. he faces up to is a years in prison. a former oklahoma city police officer will spend the rest of his life in prison while sexually assaulting prison while on the job. he was handed a 263-year sentence. victims who made statement at the hearing were grateful. >> thank you. i thank everybody that supported me. i thank everybody who camee out because i know i couldn't have did this alone without you guys' help. >> last month a jury convicted hotelclaw on 14 counts of rape and other charges. prosecutors say he targeted pblack women while on the beat in a low income neighborhood. the defense plans to appeal. a top federal environmental official is out of a job over the water crisis in flint, michigan. the head of the epa region that includes michigan will step down february 1st.
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lead contamination last april but failed to offer technical assistance for months. two of the prisoners released in the prison exchange with iran on back on american soil this morning. pastor eye seed abedini stepped out of a plane in north carolina on thursday for an emotional reunion with his wife. former marine amir hekmati touched down on nis home of flint, michigan. he waved and thanked reporters as he stepped off the plane. >> happy to finally be home. it's been a very long road and a very long journey. unfortunately, many people have traveled this road with me. >> reporter: he had been a u.s. military hospital in germany since his weekend release from iran. ed his marine training helped keep him going during his four and a half years in prison. coming up on the "morning
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surveillance video shows a fire bombing of a marijuana dispensary in british columbia, canada. flames climbed the building. the fire burned itself out, damaging only the instructor. police are searching for two suspects seen on the video before the fire bombing. the airport seizes a record number of guns at checkpoints and remembering missing marines. those are some of the headlines on the morning newsstand. the honolulu star advertiser reports on a memorial service today for the marines killed when two helicopters collided off hawaii. the marine corps declared the 12 marines dead yesterday, though, the search for the cargo helicopters continues.
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"usa today" reports the travelers are still trying to bring thousands of guns past airport security. the tsa confiscated a record number of last year, more than 2600 firearms and 83% were loaded. the worst five airports -- phoenix, denver, houston, atlanta, and number one, dallas/ft. worth. the miami herald reports a doctor has been suspended after a video surfaced of her hitting and cursing at an uber driver. the woman in this video, a doctor for jackson health system in miami s on administrative leave following this incident on sunday. in the video, she is seen hitting the driver in the face and throwing out everything from the car. the driver accepted a settlement rather than press charges. "variety" reports will smith is the latest to announce he is boycotting this year's oscars for lack of diversity.
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pinkett-smith and others in refusing to attend next month's award ceremonies. all of these year's acting nominees are white and all of the directorship nominees are male. still ahead, a hot soft revolution. fans of sricha can add a little bit of spice wherever they did. ren a cow causes commotion on the streets of new york city. where toaren a cow causes commotion on the streets of new york city.nren a cow causes commotion on the streets of new york city.dren a cow causes commotion on
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here on wall street stocks gained back some of their losses from the day before. the dow jojsnes gained 116 points. the nasdaq barely budged. a recall of more than 71,000 infant car seats. the carrying handles on the seats can break. the recall from britax seats. made from october 2014 to july 2015. injured. getting your hot sauce fix on the go will be a lot easier. "time" mogagazine reports enjoying sriracha on the go is muchees mucheesier. is a rah 'cha to go.com. 50 packs sell for 15 bucks. 200 packs go for $35. the company expects to have hem at fast food chains and stadiums and campuses.
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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. the east coast is bracing for a winter storm that could dump as much as two feet of snow in some places. or as one local meteorologist put it -- >> winter is coming.
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>> well, a snowboarder who survived an avalanche in northern california is now facing charges after allegedly causing the avalanche. the incident was captured on a goopro camera with christian last week. he was snowboarding in an area that marked off limits because of avalanche danger. hello from the other side? adele has shat erted anothertered another record. gangnam style reached the 1 billion mark in 88 days. for adele it was just 87 days.
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[ screaming ] forget blushing brides. two new zealand couple was honored. their wedding contained haka. it wasn't just the men getting in on the action. soon, the bride, who was moved to tears, joined in on the touching tribute, along with her bridesmaids. drama at the los angeles zoo after a worker fell 15 feet into a gorilla exhibit. the man was landscape be a wall surrounding the shrosh whenenclosure when he fell in yesterday. firefighters rescued the workers who suffered a possible broken leg. the zoo was closed at the time so the goreillas were still in their cages. new homeowners in the florida keys got an unusual welcome. they woke up yesterday to a crocodile in their pool! turned out the eight-foot reptile was just chilling out. >> our officer said it was about 80 degrees so i'm sure it was a
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the crocodile was swimming in, you know, especially with, you know, the cool weather we have been here all week. >> reporter: the crocodile decided it didn't like all of the attention, so it eventually climbed out of the pool and slid back into the ocean. this year's westminster dog somehow will feature seven new breeds joining the competition. that includes three breeds that hail from italy, including one that sports long matted flocks and another that hunts truffles. also making its debut is a south african dog used to guard sheep. the seven are the most added since 2000. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," the latest on the east coast snowstorm. we will show you where it hits the hardest. plus an up day on a green beret, turned football player, who is now on a new mission. >> reporter: a mission that reaches far beyond the gridiron
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long wanted boyer to work with his nonprofit water boys. after visiting tanzania in 2013 he wanted to build clean water wells in the region. not really the kind of thing that tends to get an nfl player in the headlines. >> what makes that life day-to-day so tough there is the lack of clean water. there is a lot of people who aren't thinking about east africa but a lot of people when they hear about a hero like nate boyer, their mind says whatever this guy is interested in, i'm interested in because nate vouches for vouches for if. >> that's allhead a on "cbs this morning." that is the "cbs morning news" for this friday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. we leave you with late late show
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